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SUBMITTER: Prabhu VS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3098845 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Prabhu Vimalanand S VS Farnham Paul G PG Hutchinson Angela B AB Soorapanth Sada S Heffelfinger James D JD Golden Matthew R MR Brooks John T JT Rimland David D Sansom Stephanie L SL
PloS one 20110520 5
<h4>Background</h4>Identifying and treating persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection early in their disease stage is considered an effective means of reducing the impact of the disease. We compared the cost-effectiveness of HIV screening in three settings, sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics serving men who have sex with men, hospital emergency departments (EDs), settings where patients are likely to be diagnosed early, and inpatient diagnosis based on clinical manifestat ...[more]